"Free Guy” is an animated action-comedy universe in which “Free City” — an anarchic, oversized video-game world reminiscent of Grand Theft Auto — serves as the backdrop. The game features two types of characters: ‘Players’ who wear sunglasses and can do whatever they want, unchallenged; and ‘Non-Playable Characters’ (NPCs) who are doomed to repetition.
The story centers on Guy, an NPC bank teller who doesn’t realize he’s in a video game. His life is monotonous: rising each morning, petting his fish, ordering the same coffee — experiencing things like normal with his one sincere friend Buddy, a security officer, and becoming an unseen observer regarding the several burglaries and explosions that are probably going to occur. Even though Guy is happy, he longs for love, he feels it is impossible.
One day, as Guy wanders through his static life, he comes across MolotovGirl, a feisty gun-toting woman who is unlike anyone he’s ever met. He falls hard for her immediately, but since she’s a Player, contact is out of the question. In a bid to alter his fate, he breaks from his schedule and steals sunglasses from a burglar, allowing him to see the world as if he were a Player. This lens shows you neon signs, health kits, power boosts and quests scattered around the city.
At the same time, in reality, a woman named Millie Rusk who controls MolotovGirl is on a quest. As a codemaker, she's following scanned source code through Free City, originally a segment of Life Itself, a cutting-edge AI-driven simulation she developed（with her ex, Walter "Keys" McKey. But the unscrupulous CEO of Soonami Studios, Antwan Hovachelik, pilfered the work for Free City.
Guy is a minor NPC, but as he rises in the game by helping others, he turns into an international phenomenon, leading players around the world to hypothesize about who Guy really is. Keys, now working at Soonami Studios, discovers Guy is an evolving AI not a standard NPC, representing a monumental milestone in game development. This revelation gives Millie hope that her original code still exists inside Free City.
Incensed by Guy’s surging popularity and Free City 2’s plummeting pre-sales, Antwan orders the game’s developers to eliminate him. There’s an attempt to erase Guy’s existence taken on by a developer Mouser (played by Keys and Missy) and his colleague, which fails. As a last resort, Antwan rebootsThe game and wipes Guy’s memories clean. By kissing them through the haze, Millie is able to bring them back to consciousness and help Guy remember who he is and their purpose.
Guy recalls seeing traces of Life Itself’s hidden world mirrored in the game, evidence that Antwan pilfered their code. They plan to arrive at the location before Free City ends. On the verge of his crime being revealed, Antwan unleashes Dude, Guy’s hulking but unfinished NPC doppelgänger, to impede him. Despite Dude’s many advantages, Guy lags behind he is played against his own vanity Guy has given shades with which to blind him this distracts him with the wonder of Free City.
As Guy approaches the hidden world, Antwan physically destroys the game servers, causing Free City to fall apart. Yet Buddy’s sacrifice allows Guy to cross the bridge to Life Itself, preserving evidence of Antwan’s thievery. Today, the world watches as they finally take Antwan into custody.
With Soonami Studios up in flames, Millie and Keys get back their invention. They recreate Free City as a peaceful universe free of players, allowing Guy and the other NPCs to exist without fear of death. Millie further finds out that Keys had secretly designed Guy as a tribute to her, which finally brings her to understand what has been with her all along.
Character Details:
Guy / Blue Shirt Guy (Ryan Reynolds):
- An NPC bank teller who becomes self-aware and evolves into a digital hero.
- Well-meaning and hopeful and desperate to escape his cyclical life.
- His AI programming is built off of Millie's preferences, which make him subconsciously fall for her.
Millie Rusk / MolotovGirl (Jodie Comer):
- A genius level programmer and former co-creator of Life Itself.
- Searches for stolen code withn Free City while unknowingly inspiring Guy’s evolution.
- Reveals Guy is the product of Keys’ love for her
Walter "Keys" McKey (Joe Keery):
- His name is Mac, he was a talented developer who was doing a collaboration with Millie before he sold out to Soonami Studios.
- Realizes Guy is a self developing AI, a confirmation that Life The Whole is indeed, still present.
- Secretly has crush on Millie.
Buddy (Lil Rel Howery):
- A friendly NPC security guard and Guy’s best friend.
- Loyal but doubtful of Guy’s new-found self-awareness.
- Makes a self-sacrificing move to help Guy finish his task.
Antwan Hovachelik (Taika Waititi):
- Soonami Studios' egocentric, money-hungry CEO.
- Copied Millie and Keys’ code and rips off users for cash.
- Destroys game servers physically to hide his crimes.
Mouser (Utkarsh Ambudkar):
- A former colleague of Keys’ and developer at Soonami Studios.
- Obeys Antwan but ultimately chooses Keys and Millie.
Dude (Aaron W. Reed / Ryan Reynolds - voice):
- An immense ongoing issue NPC type of Guy that Antwan created to take out Guy.
- Naive and capricious, he was your undoing.
Keith / Revenjamin Buttons (Matty Cardarople / Channing Tatum - avatar):
- A Free City player whose avatar has the key to unlocking the hidden world of Life Itself.
- Is the stereotypical quintessential over the top gamer.
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